Patents by Inventor Makoto Kunisada

Makoto Kunisada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9827069
    Abstract: A dental handpiece control apparatus including: a relay 17 that switches a polarity of a voltage applied to a motor 20, and thereby switches a rotation direction of the motor 20 to forward rotation and backward rotation, the motor 20 being incorporated in the dental handpiece to rotate a cutting tool (a file) mounted to the dental handpiece; and a control section 11 that controls the switching of the voltage polarity by the relay 17 based on a rotation angle ?F for forward rotation and a rotation angle ?R for backward rotation of the motor 20, the rotation angle ?F and the rotation angle ?R being associated with state information of the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: NAKANISHI INC.
    Inventor: Makoto Kunisada
  • Patent number: 9186226
    Abstract: An object is to provide a control device of a dental handpiece that is able to prevent giving a shock to the operator having the dental handpiece and the patient of treatment subject and also that is able to reduce the load onto the motor and to suppress heat generation thereof. The rotational direction of a motor 20 of a dental handpiece is switched at every certain time. At this time, before the rotational direction of the motor 20 is switched through switching of a relay 17, voltage to be applied to the motor 20 is reduced. It is thereby prevented that a large current flows into the motor 20 when the relay 17 is switched, and also that a large rotation torque is applied to a cutting tool rotationally driven by the motor 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HAKANISHI INC.
    Inventor: Makoto Kunisada
  • Publication number: 20140322669
    Abstract: A dental handpiece control apparatus including: a relay 17 that switches a polarity of a voltage applied to a motor 20, and thereby switches a rotation direction of the motor 20 to forward rotation and backward rotation, the motor 20 being incorporated in the dental handpiece to rotate a cutting tool (a file) mounted to the dental handpiece; and a control section 11 that controls the switching of the voltage polarity by the relay 17 based on a rotation angle ?F for forward rotation and a rotation angle ?R for backward rotation of the motor 20, the rotation angle ?F and the rotation angle ?R being associated with state information of the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Makoto Kunisada
  • Publication number: 20140134565
    Abstract: An object is to provide a control device of a dental handpiece that is able to prevent giving a shock to the operator having the dental handpiece and the patient of treatment subject and also that is able to reduce the load onto the motor and to suppress heat generation thereof. The rotational direction of a motor 20 of a dental handpiece is switched at every certain time. At this time, before the rotational direction of the motor 20 is switched through switching of a relay 17, voltage to be applied to the motor 20 is reduced. It is thereby prevented that a large current flows into the motor 20 when the relay 17 is switched, and also that a large rotation torque is applied to a cutting tool rotationally driven by the motor 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NAKANISHI INC.
    Inventor: Makoto Kunisada